11 dead, 31 injured as passenger coach collides with truck in Lasbela

Karachi-bound passenger coach collided with a truck due to reckless driving, according to initial police reports

QUETTA: At least 11 people were killed, while 31 sustained injuries when a passenger coach collided with a truck in the Uthal area of Lasbela district on Monday morning.

According to Uthal police, a passenger coach en route to Karachi from Quetta tried to overtake another Karachi bound coach, when it collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.

Drivers in both vehicles died on the spot, police said.

After the accident, rescue workers also rushed to the spot and the dead and injured were shifted to the state-run hospital in Uthal. Some of the injured were also transported to Karachi as their condition was critical.

The dead have been identified as residents of Quetta, while some others are being kept at the local morgue for identification.